XMG is refreshing the Apex 15 / 17 specs with AMD’s highly-acclaimed Phoenix processors integrating the highly effective RDNA 3 iGPUs and likewise provides a WQHD show possibility.
The brand new L23 model of the Apex sequence is now powered by the Ryzen 7 7840HS with eight Zen 4 cores as a substitute of the R7 7735HS processors with Zen3+ cores from the preliminary M23 model. This replace boosts the efficiency by ~20% in Cinebench R23 single core assessments and ~25% in multi-core assessments. iGPU efficiency can be considerably boosted due to the inclusion of the extra highly effective Radeon 780M mannequin. dGPU choices stay the identical, with the RTX 4050 and RTX 4060 SKUs that includes 140 W most TGP.
On the show aspect, XMG now equips each the 15.6-inch and the 17.3-inch fashions with a 300 nit WQHD IPS show (2,560 x 1,440) able to reproducing 95% sRGB gamut. The 17-inch mannequin incorporates a refresh price of 240 Hz, whereas the 15-inch mannequin is restricted to 165 Hz. As well as, the XMG Apex 17 nonetheless options the 144 Hz Full HD IPS possibility with 90% sRGB colour house protection. All shows permit switching the connection between the built-in AMD graphics unit and the devoted NVIDIA graphics card through a MUX swap. RAM, storage and port specs stay unchanged from the M23 variants.
There’s additionally an replace to the cooling system on the Apex 17 mannequin, which now comes with a liquid metallic thermal compound for each the AMD processor and the NVIDIA graphics card.
XMG plans to launch one other AMD Phoenix-based laptop computer later this September with the Core 16 mannequin. It is going to characteristic a 16:10 show, graphics playing cards as much as an Nvidia RTX 4070, a 99 Wh battery and an optionally available mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Extremely Low Profile Tactile switches.
So far as pricing is worried, the bottom configuration of the XMG Apex 17 (L23) that features AMD’s Ryzen 7 7840HS, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16 GB DDR5-4800 RAM, a 500 GB Samsung 980 SSD and a FHD IPS show with 144 Hz begins at €1,249. Upgrades embody an RTX 4060 for €158, a 240 Hz WQHD IPS show for €95, plus sooner DDR5 RAM. However, the XMG Apex 15 (L23) is offered solely with the high-resolution 165Hz WQHD IPS show beginning at €1,199. For now, solely the Apex 15 and Apex 17 with German keyboard structure can be found, whereas the non-German keyboard variations for the Apex 17 are anticipated to see availability in mid-September.
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I first stepped into the wondrous IT&C world once I was round seven years previous. I used to be immediately fascinated by computerized graphics, whether or not they had been from video games or 3D purposes like 3D Max. I am additionally an avid reader of science fiction, an astrophysics aficionado, and a crypto geek. I began writing PC-related articles for Softpedia and some blogs again in 2006. I joined the Notebookcheck staff in the summertime of 2017 and am presently a senior tech author principally overlaying processor, GPU, and laptop computer information.
